§ 25. Major ANSTRUTHER-GRAYasked whether the Secretary for War can state the present shortage of officers and men, respectively, in the Army, Special Reserve, and Territorials?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Colonel Seely)As regards officers, the latest figures available show deficiencies of 137 in the Regular Army, being of a temporary nature; of 1,224 in the Special Reserve, and of 1,951 in the Territorial Force. As regards other ranks, the figures are as follows:—
| Regimental Establishments. | Strength. | Deficiency. | |
| Regular Army—246,000 | 238,560 | … | 7,440 |
| This establishment includes the pool of | 3,790 | ||
| Special Reserve—81,860 | 59,700 | … | 22,160 |
| Territorial Force—302,056 | 252,991 | … | 49,065 |